Davao vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Davao	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	17
😀 Quality of life	59	84
🏙️ Population	1.78M	216K

The cost of living in Davao is 72% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7538th and 1293rd ($623 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in the Philippines and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Philippines vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Davao compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Davao ranked 6th best city to live in the Philippines vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5326th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Wellington

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	Davao	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.3	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.66%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2351	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8048	$13500

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700